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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">distributions</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">logistic</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span></pre>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">{</span>

<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">RealType</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">,</span>
          <span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter 22. Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a>   <span class="special">=</span> <a class="link" href="../../pol_ref/pol_ref_ref.html" title="Policy Class Reference">policies::policy&lt;&gt;</a> <span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">logistic_distribution</span><span class="special">;</span>

<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">RealType</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Policy</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">logistic_distribution</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">public</span><span class="special">:</span>
   <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">RealType</span> <span class="identifier">value_type</span><span class="special">;</span>
   <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">Policy</span>   <span class="identifier">policy_type</span><span class="special">;</span>
   <span class="comment">// Construct:</span>
   <span class="identifier">logistic_distribution</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">RealType</span> <span class="identifier">location</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">RealType</span> <span class="identifier">scale</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">);</span>
   <span class="comment">// Accessors:</span>
   <span class="identifier">RealType</span> <span class="identifier">location</span><span class="special">()</span><span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// location.</span>
   <span class="identifier">RealType</span> <span class="identifier">scale</span><span class="special">()</span><span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// scale.</span>

<span class="special">};</span>

<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">logistic_distribution</span><span class="special">&lt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">logistic</span><span class="special">;</span>

<span class="special">}}</span> <span class="comment">// namespaces</span>
</pre>
<p>
          The logistic distribution is a continuous probability distribution. It
          has two parameters - location and scale. The cumulative distribution function
          of the logistic distribution appears in logistic regression and feedforward
          neural networks. Among other applications, United State Chess Federation
          and FIDE use it to calculate chess ratings.
        </p>
<p>
          The following graph shows how the distribution changes as the parameters
          change:
        </p>
<div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p>
            <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../../../../graphs/logistic_pdf.svg" align="middle"></span>

          </p></blockquote></div>
<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.dist_ref.dists.logistic_dist.h0"></a>
          <span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.dist_ref.dists.logistic_dist.member_functions"></a></span><a class="link" href="logistic_dist.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.dists.logistic_dist.member_functions">Member
          Functions</a>
        </h5>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">logistic_distribution</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">RealType</span> <span class="identifier">u</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">RealType</span> <span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<p>
          Constructs a logistic distribution with location <span class="emphasis"><em>u</em></span>
          and scale <span class="emphasis"><em>s</em></span>.
        </p>
<p>
          Requires <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">scale</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span>
          <span class="number">0</span></code>, otherwise a <a class="link" href="../../error_handling.html#math_toolkit.error_handling.domain_error">domain_error</a>
          is raised.
        </p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">RealType</span> <span class="identifier">location</span><span class="special">()</span><span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
</pre>
<p>
          Returns the location of this distribution.
        </p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">RealType</span> <span class="identifier">scale</span><span class="special">()</span><span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
</pre>
<p>
          Returns the scale of this distribution.
        </p>
<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.dist_ref.dists.logistic_dist.h1"></a>
          <span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.dist_ref.dists.logistic_dist.non_member_accessors"></a></span><a class="link" href="logistic_dist.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.dists.logistic_dist.non_member_accessors">Non-member
          Accessors</a>
        </h5>
<p>
          All the <a class="link" href="../nmp.html" title="Non-Member Properties">usual non-member accessor
          functions</a> that are generic to all distributions are supported:
          <a class="link" href="../nmp.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.nmp.cdf">Cumulative Distribution Function</a>,
          <a class="link" href="../nmp.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.nmp.pdf">Probability Density Function</a>,
          <a class="link" href="../nmp.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.nmp.quantile">Quantile</a>, <a class="link" href="../nmp.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.nmp.hazard">Hazard Function</a>, <a class="link" href="../nmp.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.nmp.chf">Cumulative Hazard Function</a>,
          <a class="link" href="../nmp.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.nmp.mean">mean</a>, <a class="link" href="../nmp.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.nmp.median">median</a>,
          <a class="link" href="../nmp.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.nmp.mode">mode</a>, <a class="link" href="../nmp.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.nmp.variance">variance</a>,
          <a class="link" href="../nmp.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.nmp.sd">standard deviation</a>,
          <a class="link" href="../nmp.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.nmp.skewness">skewness</a>, <a class="link" href="../nmp.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.nmp.kurtosis">kurtosis</a>, <a class="link" href="../nmp.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.nmp.kurtosis_excess">kurtosis_excess</a>,
          <a class="link" href="../nmp.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.nmp.range">range</a> and <a class="link" href="../nmp.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.nmp.support">support</a>.
        </p>
<p>
          The domain of the random variable is [-[max_value], +[min_value]]. However,
          the pdf and cdf support inputs of +∞ and -∞
as special cases if RealType permits.
        </p>
<p>
          At <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">p</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="number">1</span></code> and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">p</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="number">0</span></code>, the quantile
          function returns the result of +<a class="link" href="../../error_handling.html#math_toolkit.error_handling.overflow_error">overflow_error</a>
          and -<a class="link" href="../../error_handling.html#math_toolkit.error_handling.overflow_error">overflow_error</a>,
          while the complement quantile function returns the result of -<a class="link" href="../../error_handling.html#math_toolkit.error_handling.overflow_error">overflow_error</a>
          and +<a class="link" href="../../error_handling.html#math_toolkit.error_handling.overflow_error">overflow_error</a>
          respectively.
        </p>
<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.dist_ref.dists.logistic_dist.h2"></a>
          <span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.dist_ref.dists.logistic_dist.accuracy"></a></span><a class="link" href="logistic_dist.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.dists.logistic_dist.accuracy">Accuracy</a>
        </h5>
<p>
          The logistic distribution is implemented in terms of the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">exp</span></code> and the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">log</span></code>
          functions, so its accuracy is related to the accurate implementations of
          those functions on a given platform. When calculating the quantile with
          a non-zero <span class="emphasis"><em>position</em></span> parameter catastrophic cancellation
          errors can occur: in such cases, only a low <span class="emphasis"><em>absolute error</em></span>
          can be guaranteed.
        </p>
<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.dist_ref.dists.logistic_dist.h3"></a>
          <span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.dist_ref.dists.logistic_dist.implementation"></a></span><a class="link" href="logistic_dist.html#math_toolkit.dist_ref.dists.logistic_dist.implementation">Implementation</a>
        </h5>
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<colgroup>
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<col>
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<th>
                  <p>
                    Function
                  </p>
                </th>
<th>
                  <p>
                    Implementation Notes
                  </p>
                </th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
                  <p>
                    pdf
                  </p>
                </td>
<td>
                  <p>
                    Using the relation: pdf = e<sup>-(x-u)/s</sup> / (s*(1+e<sup>-(x-u)/s</sup>)<sup>2</sup>)
                  </p>
                </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
                  <p>
                    cdf
                  </p>
                </td>
<td>
                  <p>
                    Using the relation: p = 1/(1+e<sup>-(x-u)/s</sup>)
                  </p>
                </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
                  <p>
                    cdf complement
                  </p>
                </td>
<td>
                  <p>
                    Using the relation: q = 1/(1+e<sup>(x-u)/s</sup>)
                  </p>
                </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
                  <p>
                    quantile
                  </p>
                </td>
<td>
                  <p>
                    Using the relation: x = u - s*log(1/p-1)
                  </p>
                </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
                  <p>
                    quantile from the complement
                  </p>
                </td>
<td>
                  <p>
                    Using the relation: x = u + s*log(p/1-p)
                  </p>
                </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
                  <p>
                    mean
                  </p>
                </td>
<td>
                  <p>
                    u
                  </p>
                </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
                  <p>
                    mode
                  </p>
                </td>
<td>
                  <p>
                    The same as the mean.
                  </p>
                </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
                  <p>
                    skewness
                  </p>
                </td>
<td>
                  <p>
                    0
                  </p>
                </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
                  <p>
                    kurtosis excess
                  </p>
                </td>
<td>
                  <p>
                    6/5
                  </p>
                </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
                  <p>
                    variance
                  </p>
                </td>
<td>
                  <p>
                    (π*s)<sup>2</sup> / 3
                  </p>
                </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
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